Example sentences of "we [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We rode for five hours in the rain . |
| 2 | Together with Germany , we fought for tough criteria . |
| 3 | We fought for seven days and |
| 4 | On average , we met for three hours every ten days , constantly revising , exchanging and criticising so that in the end we had both had a hand in everything . |
| 5 | With small token charges of explosives in our pockets we made for distant roads , railways and bridges , sinking up to our knees in bogs and wading through the icy waters of fast-running burns . |
| 6 | If you wish to make a reservation for 10 or more people , contact your travel agent , and do n't forget the special discounts we make for most groups — see page 11 . |
| 7 | ‘ We asked for ordinary Russians , but the embassy must have misunderstood and sent us some of the country 's creme de la creme . |
| 8 | In nineteen ninety , ninety one we asked for six point four seven four million in poll tax . |
| 9 | At the outset we asked for more help from the congregation . |
| 10 | They have the same four basic options we described for general ownership policy : state ownership ; specific support for or discrimination against locals or foreigners ; or neutrality . |
| 11 | ‘ It is time we moved for concerted action to liberate the press from these laws . ’ |
| 12 | Backed by thorough research , we press for new laws and policies to create a healthier , richer future . |
| 13 | Backed by thorough research , we press for new laws and policies to create a healthier , richer future . |
| 14 | A parallel-group study with 24 children given half the dose of evening primrose oil that we used for 4 weeks , demonstrated a significant difference between active and placebo groups , a finding that we can not explain . |
| 15 | The sort of criteria which we used for paradigmatic delimitation are of no help here . |
| 16 | A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said : ‘ We apologise for this lady 's distress . |
| 17 | We apologise for this oversight . |
| 18 | We apologise for both errors . |
| 19 | We apologise for any misunderstanding which may have arisen from this error . |
| 20 | We apologise for any inconvenience caused . |
| 21 | We readily accept that management of the Ministry of Sound takes unprecedented and most stringent measures to prevent drugs being taken into the club and we apologise for any implication to the contrary . |
| 22 | We apologise for any embarrassment this error may have caused . |
| 23 | We apologise for any embarrassment caused by these errors . |
| 24 | The two organisations are not in fact connected and we apologise for any confusion that may have been caused . |
| 25 | We apologise for any trouble caused . |
| 26 | Whatever that figure is there will automatically internally produce a target figure that we want for that book . |
| 27 | We were not far below the hanging glacier bivouac , where we stopped for two hours before pushing on to make the most of the night . |
| 28 | On the way back to Mohan Lal , we stopped for soft drinks . |
| 29 | We match for tonal characteristics , not candle light or simple power output , as Hartley 's analogy would have you believe . |
| 30 | Fixing me with a stare he delivered in a monotone these words : ‘ We charge for technical support information ’ . |